Fund Governance

Are property sector options playing with fire?

Over the years a liquidity mismatch between assets and liabilities has proven fatal for many. Yet super funds appear to have gone down this very path with around 15 offering single sector options.

David BellMay 27, 2020

Qantas Super juggles stand-down dilemma

Qantas Super CEO Michael Clancy says the term stand-down is not in the fund’s trust deed and he is working closely with the airline to figure out what it means for super.

Elizabeth FryMay 13, 2020

Reality bites for super’s long-term theory

The superannuation industry’s knee-jerk response to every problem, including now a deadly pandemic and another economic crisis, is to tell members to stay invested and focus on the long term.

Wade MattersonApril 8, 2020

Canberra hits out at super fund ‘complacency and inertia’

Assistant Minister for Superannuation Jane Hume has slammed the $2.9 trillion superannuation industry for its "complacency and inertia,” saying poorly-performing funds have “no place to hide” and that small funds should consider merging.

Elizabeth FryJanuary 29, 2020